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policy. >> rose: i want to focus on foreign policy. so what is the challenge for the president in foreign policy? >> my discussions with him for the first book i did obama's wars and looking exactly how he makes decisions, it's very clear he does not like war, he has a deep aversion to war. his challenge in the next years is going to be convince people that even though he doesn't like war and he wants to avoid war, he will do it. he will use military force as necessary. the credibility of that threat needs to be very very high. >> rose: it shows that when we as historians look back, we never know what's going to come in these next couple years ahead. think about fdr, what maybe that he packed the cord and didn't do well but he became the leader of the allied forces even in 1940 before his third term and he mobilized the country for war and that's his huge legacy which we could never have guessed. world war ii breaks out. but i think the interesting thing about obama's first term on foreign policy was the one area where people thought h
policy. >> rose: i want to focus on foreign policy. so what is the challenge for the president in foreign policy? >> my discussions with him for the first book i did obama's wars and looking exactly how he makes decisions, it's very clear he does not like war, he has a deep aversion to war. his challenge in the next years is going to be convince people that even though he doesn't like war and he wants to avoid war, he will do it. he will use military force as necessary. the...
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conducted its foreign policy around the world. he then proceeded to double down on some of the greatest successes of the bush administration. if you look at the use of the state secrets privilege or the with the obama administration expanded the drone wars, powered special operations forces from jsoc to join special operations command to operate in countries where the united states is not at war, if you look at the way the obama administration essentially boxed congress out of any effective oversight role of the covert aspect of u.s. foreign policy, what we really have is a president who has normalized for many, net -- many liberals, the policies they once opposed under the bush and ministration. this has been a war presidency. yesterday as president obama talked about how we don't need a state of perpetual war, multiple u.s. drone strikes in yemen, a country we are not at war with, where the u.s. has killed a tremendous number of civilians. to make, most disturbing about this is john brennan, who really was the architect of this
conducted its foreign policy around the world. he then proceeded to double down on some of the greatest successes of the bush administration. if you look at the use of the state secrets privilege or the with the obama administration expanded the drone wars, powered special operations forces from jsoc to join special operations command to operate in countries where the united states is not at war, if you look at the way the obama administration essentially boxed congress out of any effective...
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very passing references to things like foreign policy. >> even when he talks about that people feeling the latch linking it to say direct reference to slavery and understanding that. he talks about the declaration, not everybody was a part of that. this was about bringing everybody in to that. he's making it sound normal, that this is not something that we should quibble about, it was there all along and this is about making it real. >> that was actually -- the blood draw by the sword is ref wren to lincoln. and the choir, the thing that struck me is the lyrics, he died to make men holy. he change it in modern times to let us make men free. >> this is resolution. i don't know, he probably didn't dona. all of this together this is about -- >> one of the moments when johnf kennedy didn't wear a top hat that was considered this revolutionary changea social change. now we have a total revolution in how we see ourselves. >> i just think that the references to lincoln, to martin luther king, were not very overt. they were -- even reference to martin luther king came in one line, not even say
very passing references to things like foreign policy. >> even when he talks about that people feeling the latch linking it to say direct reference to slavery and understanding that. he talks about the declaration, not everybody was a part of that. this was about bringing everybody in to that. he's making it sound normal, that this is not something that we should quibble about, it was there all along and this is about making it real. >> that was actually -- the blood draw by the...
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policy person is indicating a shift in priority. i think it's still going to be domestic issues are going to be at the top of the agenda and really the role that mr mcdonough is going to play is being the gate keeper in controlling access and being you know the top lieutenant to the president now i do want to bring up an article that he actually coauthored back in two thousand and seven and part of it and in this article he really was speaking about the checks and balances that is needed between the legislative and executive branches when it comes to war he said quote to assert that congress has only one choice in how it reacts legislatively to the war in iraq profoundly understands congressional responsibilities in time of war such a narrow reading of the constitution and the competing powers on national security granted to the congress and the executive branch is not supported by a range of constitutional scholars so spare he's saying that obviously we need to have this type of balance between congress and their powers and that yo
policy person is indicating a shift in priority. i think it's still going to be domestic issues are going to be at the top of the agenda and really the role that mr mcdonough is going to play is being the gate keeper in controlling access and being you know the top lieutenant to the president now i do want to bring up an article that he actually coauthored back in two thousand and seven and part of it and in this article he really was speaking about the checks and balances that is needed...
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foreign policy adviser, fox contributor. republican strategist among those who are here tomorrow night. you with us. send us an e-mail. the "a-team" is next. ♪ ♪ lou: it seems tonight that we have had more polls. i love it. we have another one for you. president obama and president george w. bush on common ground according to the latest gallup poll. president obama's fourth year in office tying a record, record high for polarizing politics. 86 percent of democrats, 10 percent of republicans approve of president obama's job performance. seventy-six points ties exactly. president bush's fourth year in office as the most divisive on record. how about that? i mean, who would have guessed that it was such a similar performance. joining me now, the "a-team," pulitzer prize-winning columnist, fox is contributor. fox news legal analyst, attorney . and the chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner. good to have you with us. you have to be impressed that president bush and president obama are tied in the ways i
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two days later and foreign policy, hillary and i took stairstep a nice feature. i recognize the notion that two former u.s. government officials turn university professors betting george soros and anything made an absurd, but that's what we did. we given that not only with the islamic republic still beat the rams government and a year's time, but the balance of influence and power in the middle east to be tilted even further in the favor. almost two years since iris made his feature as they were eager to collect on it. later in 2011, the back-and-forth between ayatollah khomeini, the islamic republic later and president ahmadinejad over the resignation reinstatement of the intelligence minister and other issues. the same cast of iran expert on mainstream media gave developments overblown, even hysterical treatment portraying them as unprecedented signs of an insecure regime. such analyses revealed the very least lamentable ignorance about the islamic republic political history, which since the revolution has been marked by an touch of the same kind of intense com
two days later and foreign policy, hillary and i took stairstep a nice feature. i recognize the notion that two former u.s. government officials turn university professors betting george soros and anything made an absurd, but that's what we did. we given that not only with the islamic republic still beat the rams government and a year's time, but the balance of influence and power in the middle east to be tilted even further in the favor. almost two years since iris made his feature as they...
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policy experience expression when it came to the drawdown of troops from iraq. but dennis has played a key role in every major national security decision of my presidency from ending the war in iraq to winding down the war in afghanistan from our response to natural disasters around the world like haiti in the tsunami in japan to the repeal of don't ask don't tell countless crises in between day and night what president obama failed to address in that speech was the instrumental role that mcdonough played in crafting legislation to authorize the use of force in iraq that's back when he was the top foreign policy aide to then senate majority leader tom daschle all the legislation mcdonough and others crafted essentially pave the way for war in iraq what's more mcdonough personally called white house staffers including jason view on the night of the september eleventh terror attacks in order to ask how the senate could help the white house deal with this tragedy and response a process that led to the authorization of the use of force against terrorists which essen
policy experience expression when it came to the drawdown of troops from iraq. but dennis has played a key role in every major national security decision of my presidency from ending the war in iraq to winding down the war in afghanistan from our response to natural disasters around the world like haiti in the tsunami in japan to the repeal of don't ask don't tell countless crises in between day and night what president obama failed to address in that speech was the instrumental role that...
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policy foreign wars and the u.s. intervention applied four years ago the u.s. was embroiled in two seemingly endless wars today u.s. troops have been out of iraq for almost a year. so is that mission accomplished well that's too soon to say with secretary and violence instability and terror attacks they continue to plague the country meanwhile in afghanistan we've seen an increase in green on blue violence where afghan troops turn on their nato forces that are actually training them president obama met with president karzai earlier this month to hammer out the details of nato troop withdrawals in two thousand and fourteen but we'll have to see how that actually plays out in future terms next up energy independence during his first inaugural address president obama stressed the importance of alternative energy his commitment to u.s. energy independence was reiterated today. the past towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult but america cannot resist this transition we must lead it we cann
policy foreign wars and the u.s. intervention applied four years ago the u.s. was embroiled in two seemingly endless wars today u.s. troops have been out of iraq for almost a year. so is that mission accomplished well that's too soon to say with secretary and violence instability and terror attacks they continue to plague the country meanwhile in afghanistan we've seen an increase in green on blue violence where afghan troops turn on their nato forces that are actually training them president...
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you're not only a foreign-policy thinker, but a politician. but politically it's the effect is counter to that? >> well, we have to acknowledge that we have the blood of nation noting to do here at home and that needs to be the priority. that reality is going to affect the kind of resources that will have available to do the kind of global engagement, global diplomacy that we've seen in the past. i think we are severely resource constrained and politically constrained them are going to have to prioritize and really make the case for whatever expenditures go out relative to military presence and span interstate diplomacy and foreign aid spending. that is the reality we have to deal with and i believe we will be forced to make some hard choices in that regard. secondly, i would just simply say, as i say to virtually every interest group that comes into my office, here's the line. we know that resources are tight. we know we have to cut back, but our program is different from everybody else's and that's universal. rather than argue with them, the
you're not only a foreign-policy thinker, but a politician. but politically it's the effect is counter to that? >> well, we have to acknowledge that we have the blood of nation noting to do here at home and that needs to be the priority. that reality is going to affect the kind of resources that will have available to do the kind of global engagement, global diplomacy that we've seen in the past. i think we are severely resource constrained and politically constrained them are going to...
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foreign policy is about what the president should be or will be doing and there's a general sense that of course the u.s. will be intervening where it can't that's the idea that's being perpetuated it's not even a matter of debate really president obama signs off on a kill list every week and sets up new drone bases overseas and somehow his foreign policies are not perceived as aggressive and do not steer a debate here at home there's also this phony argument that you hear every now and president obama is not half as aggressive as george w. bush would have been or mitt romney would have made and it seems there is a notion that as long as there are no u.s. boots on the ground as long as wars are fought either with a remote control or through proxies it's a success and it's not perceived as aggressive again president obama's hit and run style libya intervention was touted as a success then the u.s. invested a died and it became more difficult to brag about libya and ignored the mess that we get turned into so it very much seems like it's not about the president's actions it's about perce
foreign policy is about what the president should be or will be doing and there's a general sense that of course the u.s. will be intervening where it can't that's the idea that's being perpetuated it's not even a matter of debate really president obama signs off on a kill list every week and sets up new drone bases overseas and somehow his foreign policies are not perceived as aggressive and do not steer a debate here at home there's also this phony argument that you hear every now and...
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two days later in foreign policy, hillary and i took soros up on his wager. now, i recognize the notion of two former u.s. government officials turned university professors betting george soros on anything might seem a tad absurd, but that's what we did. we even bet that not only would the islamic republic still be iran's government in a year's time, but that the balance of influence and power in the middle east would be tilted even further in its favor. almost two years have elapsed since soros made his wager. i have to say we're pretty eager to collect on it. [laughter] later in 2011 western analysts focused on the back and forth between ayatollah khamenei, the islamic republic's supreme leader, and president ahmadinejad over the resignation and reinstatement of the intelligence minister and other issues. the same cast of iran experts, mainstream media gave these developments overblown, even hysterical treatment, portraying them as, quote: unprecedented finds of an insecure regime fracturing at the top. such analyses revealed at the very least lamentable ig
two days later in foreign policy, hillary and i took soros up on his wager. now, i recognize the notion of two former u.s. government officials turned university professors betting george soros on anything might seem a tad absurd, but that's what we did. we even bet that not only would the islamic republic still be iran's government in a year's time, but that the balance of influence and power in the middle east would be tilted even further in its favor. almost two years have elapsed since...
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senate foreign policy adviser james just trust told us how a bomber has so far failed to step away from the controversial global strategies of the bush era. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said today for example will we back away from potential confrontation or in military involvement in syria will we back away from confrontation with iran and will we withdraw the missile deployment system on russia's western borders there are things that he can do to radically shift in his second term away from that bush legacy what a bomb his first four years showed he wasn't by failing to keep some of these pledges. questions if it's a trend that he's had to stay. it's generally thought that his second term six u.s. president on walks those handcuffs that kept them from doing great things in their first term because they
senate foreign policy adviser james just trust told us how a bomber has so far failed to step away from the controversial global strategies of the bush era. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said today for example...
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policy, the secretary of state executes the foreign policy. influences his foreign policy, at the end of the day, i think you saw hillary clinton as somebody who did what he wanted her to do as secretary of state and was a effective player nor t player for him in the world. what does it say about 2016, joe biden is clearly positioning himself for 2016, president obama will have a hard call to make if it's joe biden versus hillary clinton at somebody in 2016, he may stay out of it. he probably wanted to just say thank you. >> i want to play a clip for you, it struck all of us and so i want to share it with both of you. this is 15 years ago, this weekend. take a look and listen. >> but i want to say one thing to the american people, i want you to listen to me, i'm going to say this again. i did not have sexual relations with that woman, ms. lewinsky, i never told anybody to lie. not a single time. never. these allegations are false and i need to go back to work for the american people. thank you. [ applause ] >> molly, do you remember that? do y
policy, the secretary of state executes the foreign policy. influences his foreign policy, at the end of the day, i think you saw hillary clinton as somebody who did what he wanted her to do as secretary of state and was a effective player nor t player for him in the world. what does it say about 2016, joe biden is clearly positioning himself for 2016, president obama will have a hard call to make if it's joe biden versus hillary clinton at somebody in 2016, he may stay out of it. he probably...
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relations committee has extensive foreign policy experience his confirmation is seen as a practical shoo in next up a change that could determine a lot about this country's economic future treasury secretary timothy geitner is stepping down this comes amid the debt ceiling seaquest ration an appropriation of faith as well as calls for reform of the tax system the president nominated current white house chief of staff jack lew. successor lew is known as the numbers guy a budget hawk and a tough bargain are among other things now secretary of defense leon panetta is set to be replaced by former senator chuck hagel he earned two purple hearts for his service in the vietnam war he was nomination was seen by many republicans as a slap in the face because he went on to oppose the iraq war and later years ago is also sharply criticized earlier this month for the comments that he made about israel and openly and gay gay embassador so looks like he will be confirmed now a duty sex scandal cut short david petraeus this time as cia director set to replace him is john brennan a cia guy one of t
relations committee has extensive foreign policy experience his confirmation is seen as a practical shoo in next up a change that could determine a lot about this country's economic future treasury secretary timothy geitner is stepping down this comes amid the debt ceiling seaquest ration an appropriation of faith as well as calls for reform of the tax system the president nominated current white house chief of staff jack lew. successor lew is known as the numbers guy a budget hawk and a tough...
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foreign policy is a provence of the president. the secretary of state is his emmisary and directed to direct diplomats to carry it out. that is point one. point two, she worked hard, traveled all over the place but the list after chiefment that's can be attributed to her is not long and it's not major. i mean, how well has it reset with russia worked down that she was involved in start something how are things before arabs and israelies? how about iran, north korea. have they been halted? no. i don't think so. you look around for a clinton doctrine has she articulated a new way of think something i would say not. what about major treaties? has she engaged in negotiations that led to the signing of major treaties or any major treaty? the answer to those questions appears to be no. these are the things that might put you in the category that might put you in the category of great secretary of state. she's worked hard zrk her home work, but great? i don't think great. >> bill: you left out the arab spring developing into a debacle, s
foreign policy is a provence of the president. the secretary of state is his emmisary and directed to direct diplomats to carry it out. that is point one. point two, she worked hard, traveled all over the place but the list after chiefment that's can be attributed to her is not long and it's not major. i mean, how well has it reset with russia worked down that she was involved in start something how are things before arabs and israelies? how about iran, north korea. have they been halted? no. i...
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i think the decisions that he has made on foreign policy with respect to the war on terror will be viewed as some point in the future as more courageous and less in that than they are currently. they're less favorable in the size of government not shrinking the government spending. the interests of cutting him, cutting spending, cutting the size of the government the congressman when we talk about this is a guy by the name of jeff who isn't very well known was a advocate of cutting the earmarks and john mccain is a good candidate with wide appeal and he wasn't conservative because he is pretty moderate on a lot of issues like on global warming legislation, immigration, so i think that in some ways -- thye support his immigration policy, so in some ways republicans need to return to the reagan years but they also need to be proactive and advocating policies that have independent appeal. islamic in our short discussion we talk about religion. what do you say to people that think republicans are fundamental christians that are out of touch in society? >> being a graduate student in religious
i think the decisions that he has made on foreign policy with respect to the war on terror will be viewed as some point in the future as more courageous and less in that than they are currently. they're less favorable in the size of government not shrinking the government spending. the interests of cutting him, cutting spending, cutting the size of the government the congressman when we talk about this is a guy by the name of jeff who isn't very well known was a advocate of cutting the earmarks...
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foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of t
foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of...
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fine except for that it utterly opposite to the president's policy and foreign policy agenda. either she doesn't believe that and was saying it for her further political prospects or has been utterly rolled by this president and does not have a lot of influence with his administration. >> chris: benghazi, what difference does it make which was the big line that came out. does that stay with her or foregotten? >> certainly stays with her but four years from now it will be placed in a broader context i think. i think the sound bite will always be with her. she wanted to o be emotional and i think she was effective in the hearings. think of all of the sound bites out there from hillary clinton. that is one of many. and four years from now, you know, who knows. >> chris: what is wrong with us that we are already talking about 2016? thank you, panel. see you next week. check out panel plus where our group picks right up with the discussion on our website fox newssunday .com. we will post the video before noon eastern time. follow us is on twitter @ fox news sunday. up next, our pow
fine except for that it utterly opposite to the president's policy and foreign policy agenda. either she doesn't believe that and was saying it for her further political prospects or has been utterly rolled by this president and does not have a lot of influence with his administration. >> chris: benghazi, what difference does it make which was the big line that came out. does that stay with her or foregotten? >> certainly stays with her but four years from now it will be placed in a...
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policy issues that we're facing out there that didn't get touched. >> you're right, and one vicky mentions legacy and i think it was joe poll lack of breitbart news was the first to notice the words peace in our time a and. >> yes, absolutely. >> and chamberlain and coming back from the munich deal with hitler, and most misbegotten and it slipped by the fact checkers and-- >> nobody noticed and-- >> i did. >> jon: and now newsweek magazine, which is an online only publication, i guess you would call it. the second coming. now, conservatives have long complained that president obama thinks that of himself, but now, cal, they have he' made it official, i guess. >> he was treated the first time around and i think the media put too much faith in politics and government because it reflects their particular ideological bias and they really -- they're setting him up for a no-fail second term. they're not going to hold him accountable and didn't hold him accountable in the first term and afraid of being branded racist and they agree with him. one mentioned al roker embarrassed himself. he wasn't a
policy issues that we're facing out there that didn't get touched. >> you're right, and one vicky mentions legacy and i think it was joe poll lack of breitbart news was the first to notice the words peace in our time a and. >> yes, absolutely. >> and chamberlain and coming back from the munich deal with hitler, and most misbegotten and it slipped by the fact checkers and-- >> nobody noticed and-- >> i did. >> jon: and now newsweek magazine, which is an online...
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. >> and caryn, you've been covering the foreign policy as well as the domestic policy. this "60 minutes" interview, the joint interview, was pretty extraordinary on the face of it, but as we enter this last week of hillary clinton's tenure, the president is basically saying, you know, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you've done. >> yeah. and she has been i think in many ways -- there are not a lot of sort of big monumental tangible accomplishments of her tenure as secretary of state. in many ways she was successful as much because of what she represented, but the history of second terms is that foreign policy becomes much more important, that presidents travel more, that they often engage more with the rest of the world, and i think that given the set of events we're looking at overseas, that is very likely to be the case of president obama's second term. foreign policy almost wasn't even almost mentioned in this election, you know, until benghazi at the very end. i think that, again, i think it's going to become much more a part of the maretive in the se
. >> and caryn, you've been covering the foreign policy as well as the domestic policy. this "60 minutes" interview, the joint interview, was pretty extraordinary on the face of it, but as we enter this last week of hillary clinton's tenure, the president is basically saying, you know, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you've done. >> yeah. and she has been i think in many ways -- there are not a lot of sort of big monumental tangible accomplishments of her...
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foreign policy is. u.s. foreign policy for the last four years has been shamed around wars. it's been shamed around military responses to the foreign policy challenges around the world, starting with the iraq war. we now have the state department being in charge of the 15,000 or so armed contractors, if we want to be polite, mercenaries if we want to be a little more accurate, that are in iraq at the behest of the united states because the agreement between the u.s. and iraq made them withdraw all the soldiers and all the pentagon paid contractors. they were replaced by hillary clinton's guys. we don't hear that. that's not under hillary clinton's actual jurisdiction. it technically is, but in the real world that's not what she's responsible for. the key parts of foreign policy now are afghanistan, israel/palestine. none of these are places where hillary clinton can say that's what i did. >> josh. >> large contractor footprint in iraq, no question about that, but not entirely accurate to say replaced. it's not a one for one replacement. >> we had 100,000 before under the pen
foreign policy is. u.s. foreign policy for the last four years has been shamed around wars. it's been shamed around military responses to the foreign policy challenges around the world, starting with the iraq war. we now have the state department being in charge of the 15,000 or so armed contractors, if we want to be polite, mercenaries if we want to be a little more accurate, that are in iraq at the behest of the united states because the agreement between the u.s. and iraq made them withdraw...
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host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. the president is facing a $16, $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreign military installations the united states had, compare that with today. it was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a legitimate debate to be had over what is -- that is as old as the republic. washington's generation believed united states would be an asylum for the world's oppressed. it was a place to which victims could come and enjoy the fruits of liberty. there was no sense that we were going to impose our vision or values on the rest of the world. host: this question, in case you missed earlier. why is the president having two swearing-in ceremonies? according to the inaugural committee, it has happene
host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. the president is facing a $16, $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreign military installations the united states had, compare that with today. it was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous...
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, very short on foreign policy. a declaration that a decade of war is coming to an end and this. listen. we will support democracy from asia to africa to the americas to the middle east because our interest and compel to us act on behalf of those who long for freedom. >> just a couple of sentences on foreign policy. there are many potential challenges ahead for president obama. the ongoing civil war in syria, the ongoing nuclear ambitions of both iran and north korea. and, of course, the rise in islamic extremism. the algeria hostage crisis just the latest example of that. and those militants have vowed more attacks on the french and anybody else who supports their military campaign in neighboring mali. and, of course, the u.s. is supporting that campaign. so, remains in the eyes of these militants an ongoing target, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt in new york tonight. jon, thanks. as the clouds flock to d.c. today for the inaugural event, folks lined up extra early along traditional parade route to the white house.
, very short on foreign policy. a declaration that a decade of war is coming to an end and this. listen. we will support democracy from asia to africa to the americas to the middle east because our interest and compel to us act on behalf of those who long for freedom. >> just a couple of sentences on foreign policy. there are many potential challenges ahead for president obama. the ongoing civil war in syria, the ongoing nuclear ambitions of both iran and north korea. and, of course, the...